{"id":916,"date":"2003-12-19T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2003-12-19T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=916"},"modified":"2003-12-19T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2003-12-19T11:30:00","slug":"taking-a-risk-quoting-the-shawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2003\/12\/19\/taking-a-risk-quoting-the-shawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking a risk; quoting ‘The Shawn’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Shawn<\/em>: sk4p<\/a> noted recently<\/a> that he’s updated his list of neologisms<\/a>. <\/p>\n

And I quote:
\nHeisendate<\/strong> <\/p>\n

A social engagement with a member of the appropriate sex, in which it is ambiguous if there is a romantic undertone to the evening; particularly when one is afraid to bring up said romantic possibility as a topic of conversation, for fear that the other person will clear up the ambiguity by responding in the negative.<\/p>\n

Used in a situation like this: “So, did you go out with her?” “Yeah.” “You don’t sound excited.” “Well, it turned out to be a Heisendate.” “Ouch. That’s awkward.” “Yeah. Maybe next time the wave function will collapse.”<\/p>\n

From Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle and “to date”.<\/p>\n

Heisendate and definition are
\ncopyright © 1989-2003 Shawn C. Knight, all rights reserved<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

Amen, Brother<\/p>\n

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